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Two climates in one country: a humid coast with two rainy seasons, and a hot savannah north with one. Plus the Harmattan, and the months when prices double.
Ghana is hot all year. What changes is the rain, the humidity and the dust. For most visitors from the UK, the drier months from roughly November to March are the easiest time to travel: roads are better, parks are easier to reach, and you lose fewer days to downpours. The trade-off is the Harmattan haze from about December to February, and the high prices of the December season.
Along the coast and in the forest belt, from Accra and Cape Coast to Kumasi and the Volta, it is warm and humid all year, typically in the high twenties to low thirties Celsius by day, with warm nights. The humidity is what UK visitors feel most.
Accra itself is drier than the rest of the south, while the far west around Axim and the rainforests near the Ivorian border are the wettest parts of the country. Rain usually comes as heavy storms, often in the afternoon or night, rather than all-day drizzle. Accra floods quickly in heavy rain, and traffic grinds to a halt.
From Tamale northwards the climate is savannah: one rainy season, roughly May to October, and a long dry season the rest of the year. The hottest months are February to April, when daytime temperatures regularly reach the high thirties and can go higher. Nights in the Harmattan months can be surprisingly cool.
In the rainy season, dirt roads to villages, mud mosques and parks can become impassable. In the dry season the land turns brown, water is scarce, and wildlife gathers at the waterholes, which is why it is the best time for Mole National Park.
Mole National ParkThe dedicated Mole site. Travelling northern GhanaOn ghana-net.com.From around late November to February, a dry wind blows dust south from the Sahara. In the north it can be thick enough to dim the sun; on the coast it softens the light into a milky haze. Days stay hot, nights get cooler, and the air is very dry.
These are typical patterns. Rains arrive early or late, and in some years the minor rainy season barely happens.
The weather is only half the decision. December brings the diaspora home for Christmas, New Year and weeks of parties, and flights and Accra hotels rise sharply. Easter and the Independence Day period around 6 March are also busy. In 2027, with Ghana marking seventy years of independence, March will be busier than usual.
The quietest, cheapest months are in the main rainy season, around May and June, and again in October and November. If you can handle some rain, these are good months for a calmer, cheaper trip.
December in GhanaThe full guide, on ghana-net.com. Best time to visit, 2026–2027On myghana2027.com.